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Anthurium obtusum

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

(Engler) Grayum

Common Names

• Elotillo
• Elotico

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Acre
• Amazonas
• Pará
• Roraima - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• floodplain forest
• montane
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Nov
• Dec

Root climbing epiphyte to 18m. Coriaceous leaves to 181mm x 48mm. Green or white spathe to 40mm x 8mm, spadix white or red-brown to 70mm long. Fruit white flushed purple to 3mm x 7mm

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Standley
• CATE
• Academia